Author: Emily Carlin
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1601636563
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
When we lie awake at night listening to mysterious sounds, we imagine all the things that could be making those strange noises. The rumbling is the sound of the refrigerator; the knocking is from the old furnace; the creaking is nothing more than the house settling...isn’t it? Although the modern world has denied the existence of things that go bump in the night and has taught us that the occult couldn’t possibly exist, we know there are things that science has yet to explain. Defense Against the Dark introduces the reader to many of those unsavory magickal creatures and occult happenings that exist outside of fairytales. Our ancestors knew these threats were real, and took precautions to protect themselves from whatever evil was lurking in the shadows. Defense Against the Dark will teach you: Common lore and mythology of predatory entities such as goblins, vampires, imps, and ghosts How to identify malevolent spirits and understand how curses actually work How to master different protection methods, including shielding, banishing, and hex breaking Easy, concrete methods for protecting yourself in everyday situations
Defense Against the Dark
Author: Emily Carlin
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1601636563
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
When we lie awake at night listening to mysterious sounds, we imagine all the things that could be making those strange noises. The rumbling is the sound of the refrigerator; the knocking is from the old furnace; the creaking is nothing more than the house settling...isn’t it? Although the modern world has denied the existence of things that go bump in the night and has taught us that the occult couldn’t possibly exist, we know there are things that science has yet to explain. Defense Against the Dark introduces the reader to many of those unsavory magickal creatures and occult happenings that exist outside of fairytales. Our ancestors knew these threats were real, and took precautions to protect themselves from whatever evil was lurking in the shadows. Defense Against the Dark will teach you: Common lore and mythology of predatory entities such as goblins, vampires, imps, and ghosts How to identify malevolent spirits and understand how curses actually work How to master different protection methods, including shielding, banishing, and hex breaking Easy, concrete methods for protecting yourself in everyday situations
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1601636563
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
When we lie awake at night listening to mysterious sounds, we imagine all the things that could be making those strange noises. The rumbling is the sound of the refrigerator; the knocking is from the old furnace; the creaking is nothing more than the house settling...isn’t it? Although the modern world has denied the existence of things that go bump in the night and has taught us that the occult couldn’t possibly exist, we know there are things that science has yet to explain. Defense Against the Dark introduces the reader to many of those unsavory magickal creatures and occult happenings that exist outside of fairytales. Our ancestors knew these threats were real, and took precautions to protect themselves from whatever evil was lurking in the shadows. Defense Against the Dark will teach you: Common lore and mythology of predatory entities such as goblins, vampires, imps, and ghosts How to identify malevolent spirits and understand how curses actually work How to master different protection methods, including shielding, banishing, and hex breaking Easy, concrete methods for protecting yourself in everyday situations
Against a Dark Background
Author: Iain M. Banks
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316075949
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
From science fiction master Iain M. Banks comes a standalone adventure of one woman on the run in an isolated galaxy. Sharrow was once the leader of a personality-attuned combat team in one of the sporadic little commercial wars in the civilization based around the planet Golter. Now she is hunted by the Huhsz, a religious cult which believes that she is the last obstacle before the faith's apotheosis, and her only hope of escape is to find the last of the apocalyptically powerful Lazy Guns before the Huhsz find her. Her journey through the exotic Golterian system is a destructive and savage odyssey into her past, and that of her family and of the system itself.
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316075949
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
From science fiction master Iain M. Banks comes a standalone adventure of one woman on the run in an isolated galaxy. Sharrow was once the leader of a personality-attuned combat team in one of the sporadic little commercial wars in the civilization based around the planet Golter. Now she is hunted by the Huhsz, a religious cult which believes that she is the last obstacle before the faith's apotheosis, and her only hope of escape is to find the last of the apocalyptically powerful Lazy Guns before the Huhsz find her. Her journey through the exotic Golterian system is a destructive and savage odyssey into her past, and that of her family and of the system itself.
Blades Against the Dark
Author: Juliet Fazan McMaster
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525508121
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Lyria is a peaceful volcanic island nation off the coast of East Africa. Peaceful, that is, until a power-hungry general stages a military coup and takes over, quelling all opposition. Robyn's father, the Fencing Master, is wounded and imprisoned. Bruce's father is also disempowered, his younger son taken as hostage. Robyn is an expert knife-thrower, Bruce is a champion fencer who wields a sword. Their friend Dirk is a marksman with a pistol, another friend an archer. Together they form a resistance movement of Young Outlaws. And working from their hideout in a dormant crater, they recruit more young people with combat skills. They plan to liberate their parents and the other political prisoners. But a bunch of kids against a modern army? The odds against them are huge. The Young Outlaws must find a way to harness the enemy's power to use against him.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525508121
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Lyria is a peaceful volcanic island nation off the coast of East Africa. Peaceful, that is, until a power-hungry general stages a military coup and takes over, quelling all opposition. Robyn's father, the Fencing Master, is wounded and imprisoned. Bruce's father is also disempowered, his younger son taken as hostage. Robyn is an expert knife-thrower, Bruce is a champion fencer who wields a sword. Their friend Dirk is a marksman with a pistol, another friend an archer. Together they form a resistance movement of Young Outlaws. And working from their hideout in a dormant crater, they recruit more young people with combat skills. They plan to liberate their parents and the other political prisoners. But a bunch of kids against a modern army? The odds against them are huge. The Young Outlaws must find a way to harness the enemy's power to use against him.
To Guard Against the Dark
Author: Julie E. Czerneda
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756412439
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The final book in the hard science fiction Reunification trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning Clan Chronicles Jason Morgan is a troubling mystery to friends and enemies alike: once a starship captain and trader, then Joined to the most powerful member of the Clan, Sira di Sarc, following her and her kind out of known space. Only to return, alone and silent. But he's returned to a Trade Pact under siege and desperate. The Assemblers continue to be a threat. Other species have sensed opportunity and threaten what stability remains, including those who dwell in the M'hir. What Morgan knows could save them all, or doom them. For not all of the Clan followed Sira. And peace isn't what they seek.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756412439
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The final book in the hard science fiction Reunification trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning Clan Chronicles Jason Morgan is a troubling mystery to friends and enemies alike: once a starship captain and trader, then Joined to the most powerful member of the Clan, Sira di Sarc, following her and her kind out of known space. Only to return, alone and silent. But he's returned to a Trade Pact under siege and desperate. The Assemblers continue to be a threat. Other species have sensed opportunity and threaten what stability remains, including those who dwell in the M'hir. What Morgan knows could save them all, or doom them. For not all of the Clan followed Sira. And peace isn't what they seek.
Defenses Against the Dark Arts
Author: John S. Nelson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498592619
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
As the publishing sensation of the last half-century, Harry Potter dominates early education in politics. Children, tweens, teens, and adults love it; and most students come to college knowing at least some of it. This dark fantasy analyzes politics in strikingly practical and institutional ways. Like ancient Sophists, modern Machiavellians, and postmodern Nietzscheans, the Potter books treat politics as dark arts and our defenses against them. The Potter saga overflows with drama, humor, and insight into ours as dark times of terrible troubles. These reach from racism, sexism, and specism to fascism, terrorism, autocracy, and worse. Harry and his friends respond with detailed, entertaining takes on many ideologies, movements, and styles of current politics.Defenses Against the Dark Arts argues that Potter performances of magic show us how and why to leap into political action. This includes the high politics of governments and elections, and especially the everyday politics of families, schools, businesses, media, and popular cultures. It explores Potter versions of idealism, realism, feminism, and environmentalism. It clarifies Potter accounts of bureaucracy, nationalism, and patronage. And it analyzes Potter resistance through existentialism and anarchism. The emphasis is on learning to face and defend against dark arts in dark times.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498592619
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
As the publishing sensation of the last half-century, Harry Potter dominates early education in politics. Children, tweens, teens, and adults love it; and most students come to college knowing at least some of it. This dark fantasy analyzes politics in strikingly practical and institutional ways. Like ancient Sophists, modern Machiavellians, and postmodern Nietzscheans, the Potter books treat politics as dark arts and our defenses against them. The Potter saga overflows with drama, humor, and insight into ours as dark times of terrible troubles. These reach from racism, sexism, and specism to fascism, terrorism, autocracy, and worse. Harry and his friends respond with detailed, entertaining takes on many ideologies, movements, and styles of current politics.Defenses Against the Dark Arts argues that Potter performances of magic show us how and why to leap into political action. This includes the high politics of governments and elections, and especially the everyday politics of families, schools, businesses, media, and popular cultures. It explores Potter versions of idealism, realism, feminism, and environmentalism. It clarifies Potter accounts of bureaucracy, nationalism, and patronage. And it analyzes Potter resistance through existentialism and anarchism. The emphasis is on learning to face and defend against dark arts in dark times.
Against the Dark Devourer
Author: Margaret L. Carter
Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
ISBN: 1922548006
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
All her life, Deborah has known she and her older sister have extraordinary psi powers. When their mother dies suddenly, Deborah learns she's meant to use her gift against the forces of darkness in some special way. How, she doesn't have a clue, but she wants no part of this alleged fate. Yet with evil forces stalking her, can she avoid the battle ahead? All his life, Victor has known he and his twin sister have a unique destiny. Bred to serve inhuman entities from another dimensional plane, he's instructed to either seduce a strange young woman who poses a grave threat to the cult he belongs to...or destroy her. Unexpectedly, he finds Deborah not only attractive and intelligent but his equal in psychic power. Although his cult views religion with contempt--and she's an unabashed Christian--he's helplessly drawn to her. For her part, Deborah finds in Victor a kindred spirit. For the first time, someone other than her sister can empathize with her differences from "normal" people. Is prophetic destiny written in stone, even for two potential foes falling in love? A paranormal romance inspired by C. S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength and the cosmic horror of H. P. Lovecraft.
Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
ISBN: 1922548006
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
All her life, Deborah has known she and her older sister have extraordinary psi powers. When their mother dies suddenly, Deborah learns she's meant to use her gift against the forces of darkness in some special way. How, she doesn't have a clue, but she wants no part of this alleged fate. Yet with evil forces stalking her, can she avoid the battle ahead? All his life, Victor has known he and his twin sister have a unique destiny. Bred to serve inhuman entities from another dimensional plane, he's instructed to either seduce a strange young woman who poses a grave threat to the cult he belongs to...or destroy her. Unexpectedly, he finds Deborah not only attractive and intelligent but his equal in psychic power. Although his cult views religion with contempt--and she's an unabashed Christian--he's helplessly drawn to her. For her part, Deborah finds in Victor a kindred spirit. For the first time, someone other than her sister can empathize with her differences from "normal" people. Is prophetic destiny written in stone, even for two potential foes falling in love? A paranormal romance inspired by C. S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength and the cosmic horror of H. P. Lovecraft.
Heroes of the World Fighting Against the Dark
Author: Ahana
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482846691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
The novel Heroes of the World Fighting Against the Dark is a romantic mysterious adventurous fiction. The novel deals with the lasting phase of the earth and the human life. The whole world is ruled or taken over by the black power (Roselena). She has the enormous power due to the power of the worlds crown, so no one can defeat her. But the crown belongs to a teenage girl, Khushi, the power of the world. She is the real owner of the crown. There is also a story of the crown and how the crown went from Khushi to Roselena. Half of the crowns power is dissolved in the blood of Khushi, which gives her power, but she didnt have the control over that power. The soul or spirit of Khushis parents appeared, and they told her, For saving this world, you have to call all the heroes of the world. And the adventurous journey of heroes starts from therefrom Asia to Antarctica, in the seven continents. They will face the difficulties in the bamboo forest of Asia, the Sahara Desert of Africa, the cave and the palace war in Europe, the journey to the dragon world, the Amazon Rainforest of South America, the hot and damp area of North America, the adventurous journey of Bermuda Triangles, the water battle in Australia, and the last and final battle with Roselena in Antarctica in the ice age.
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482846691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
The novel Heroes of the World Fighting Against the Dark is a romantic mysterious adventurous fiction. The novel deals with the lasting phase of the earth and the human life. The whole world is ruled or taken over by the black power (Roselena). She has the enormous power due to the power of the worlds crown, so no one can defeat her. But the crown belongs to a teenage girl, Khushi, the power of the world. She is the real owner of the crown. There is also a story of the crown and how the crown went from Khushi to Roselena. Half of the crowns power is dissolved in the blood of Khushi, which gives her power, but she didnt have the control over that power. The soul or spirit of Khushis parents appeared, and they told her, For saving this world, you have to call all the heroes of the world. And the adventurous journey of heroes starts from therefrom Asia to Antarctica, in the seven continents. They will face the difficulties in the bamboo forest of Asia, the Sahara Desert of Africa, the cave and the palace war in Europe, the journey to the dragon world, the Amazon Rainforest of South America, the hot and damp area of North America, the adventurous journey of Bermuda Triangles, the water battle in Australia, and the last and final battle with Roselena in Antarctica in the ice age.
Against the Dark
Author: Carolyn Crane
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781500706890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Angel Ramirez left the safecracking game five years ago, and she's worked hard to make amends and build an honest life. But when her beloved aunt is kidnapped, she must reunite with her girl gang to acquire the unique ransom: Walter Borgola's prized diamonds.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781500706890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Angel Ramirez left the safecracking game five years ago, and she's worked hard to make amends and build an honest life. But when her beloved aunt is kidnapped, she must reunite with her girl gang to acquire the unique ransom: Walter Borgola's prized diamonds.
Alone Against the Dark: A Solo Play Call of Cthulhu Mini Campaign.
Author: Matthew Costello
Publisher: Chaosium
ISBN: 9781568824536
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Solo Scenario for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition
Publisher: Chaosium
ISBN: 9781568824536
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Solo Scenario for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition
A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts
Author: Pottermore Publishing
Publisher: Pottermore Publishing
ISBN: 1781106134
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
This non-fiction short-form eBook features content which is adapted from the audiobook Harry Potter: A History of Magic - inspired by the British Library exhibition of the same name. How to become invisible, to make someone fall in love with you, to transform into another creature: these are all things that people have believed in, yearned for, or feared, throughout history. Spells and charms have captured the imagination for hundreds of years. Warding off evil is also something that has concerned people throughout history. From werewolves to all manner of snakes in the wizarding world, you'd learn how to face a number of strange and frightening forces in Defence Against the Dark Arts classes. This eBook short examines the colourful characters and curious incidents of the real history of magic, and how they relate to the Hogwarts lesson subjects of Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts. The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic.
Publisher: Pottermore Publishing
ISBN: 1781106134
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
This non-fiction short-form eBook features content which is adapted from the audiobook Harry Potter: A History of Magic - inspired by the British Library exhibition of the same name. How to become invisible, to make someone fall in love with you, to transform into another creature: these are all things that people have believed in, yearned for, or feared, throughout history. Spells and charms have captured the imagination for hundreds of years. Warding off evil is also something that has concerned people throughout history. From werewolves to all manner of snakes in the wizarding world, you'd learn how to face a number of strange and frightening forces in Defence Against the Dark Arts classes. This eBook short examines the colourful characters and curious incidents of the real history of magic, and how they relate to the Hogwarts lesson subjects of Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts. The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic.